Texas Football: 10 best running backs all-time for the Longhorns

After ranking out the 10 best quarterbacks in program history for Texas football, it’s time to turn the attention to the running backs. Texas has one of the most impressive groups of running back stars of any college football program in the country throughout its storied history.

Running back excellence was a staple for the Longhorns throughout the history of this football program, even more so than quarterback. In fact, you could make a good case that running back is one of the very best position groups of all time for the Longhorns.

Moreover, this summer, we will be going week-by-week to name the best players of all time at each major position group for the Longhorns. We’ve touched on the best quarterbacks of all time for the Longhorns, and now we’re set to move through the rest of the skill positions on the offensive side of the ball.

Top 10 Texas football running backs of all-time

Running back is a particularly difficult position to rank out for the Longhorns due to the plethora of studs to choose from along with finding a consistent criterion as the game has changed throughout the years. Career statistics will make a difference here, but so will the overall impact that each rusher had on the program as a whole, along with other career accolades.

With that in mind, here’s a look at the 10 best running backs in program history for the Longhorns.